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August 29, 2009
Cheney: Obama Team Should Be Debriefing CIA Interrogators, Not Investigating Them
Cheney: Obama Team Should Be Debriefing CIA Interrogators, Not Investigating Them
Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Friday the Obama administration should be debriefing CIA interrogators about keeping the country safe rather than trying to punish them for doing their jobs.
Vice President Dick Cheney on Friday said the Obama administration should be debriefing CIA interrogators about keeping the country safe rather than trying to punish them for doing their jobs.
In an exclusive interview taped to air this weekend on "FOX News Sunday," Cheney called the Justice Department probe of interrogators an "outrageous political act" that will do long-term damage to the United States' capacity to protect the country.
"We had a track record now of eight years of defending the nation against any further mass casualty attacks from al Qaeda. The approach of the Obama administration should be to come to those people who were involved in that policy and say, 'How did you do it? What were the keys to keeping this country safe over that period of time?'" Cheney said.
"Instead, they're out there now threatening to disbar the lawyers who gave us the legal opinions -- threatening contrary to what the president originally said. They're going to go out and investigate the CIA personnel who carried out those investigations," Cheney added.
Last week, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said he was appointing a special prosecutor to look at data obtained about enhanced interrogation techniques to determine whether criminal acts were committed. The data are the same previously reviewed by career prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia, where the CIA is headquartered. The data led to one arrest and conviction.
The former vice president for months has demanded the CIA release materials to show the effectiveness of harsh tactics in enabling interrogators to get information used to thwart planned attacks.
This week, the CIA's inspector general released a declassified report on the use of enhanced interrogation tactics. The report said that CIA agents got valuable information but critics insist the results did not justify the methods.
Wild Thing's comment.......
I agree with Cheney, but Obama would never do something postivie for our country. Obama is the enemy and he goes out of his way to prove it every day.
The CIA has the goods on him and he’s out to shut them down. I don't know, but he better watch who’s toes he’s stepping on there. heh heh
Posted by Wild Thing at August 29, 2009 06:47 AM
Comments
Cheney for PRESIDENT!!!
Posted by: Eddy Burke at August 29, 2009 09:45 AM
Eddy Burke, that is what should have happened in 2000:)
This entire witch hunt is to destroy the CIA, the only entity that can do real harm to the enemy within. I'm surprised that Leon Panetta hasn't resigned, party loyalty must be too strong and he doesn't realize he's on the chopping block.
Funny how that works, after many attempts to union organize one of my former bosses who actively fought against it, was given a 90 day notice and terminated, he was then asked to stay and train his replacement, he did. Sucker!!!!
Posted by: Jack at August 29, 2009 01:44 PM
obama is a Marxist, a muslim and hates America. That about covers the reasons the CIA is being dismantled.
Posted by: TomR at August 29, 2009 04:59 PM
Eddy Burke, Yesss, I would have loved
for him to be healthy enough to run.
I bet he would have too. He just has
a problem with his heart condition.
Posted by: Wild Thing at August 29, 2009 05:40 PM
Jack,thank you for the information.
Posted by: Wild Thing at August 29, 2009 05:42 PM
Tom, that has to be why he hates the CIA
so much.
Posted by: Wild Thing at August 29, 2009 05:46 PM
At every turn, Obama is working toward the minimization of the US. He's chummy with every terrorist group
Posted by: HuckFynn at August 29, 2009 07:34 PM
